The Ukrainian attackers Artem Dovbyk and Victor Tsygankov They came out as two of the leaders of Míchel Sánchez’s Girona, leader of LaLiga EA Sports for the first time in its history with 19 points out of a possible 21, while at the same time they put Montilivi on the map of Ukraine.
From Montilivi they celebrate that Girona has become the “reference club” for many football fans in Ukraine. This is confirmed by the responses on social networks of Girona, although at the moment the club does not consider opening Ukrainian profiles.
Until this summer it had social networks in Catalan, English and Chinese and recently added Arabic and Spanish, with the desire to get closer to the South American public taking advantage of the fact that it has several players from the continent: the Colombians Bernardo Espinosa and Jhon Solís, who made their Girona debuts at Villarreal; Uruguayan Cristhian Stuani, the club’s all-time top scorer; the Venezuelan Yangel Herrera and the Argentine Paulo Gazzaniga, in addition to the Brazilians Sávio Moreira and Yan Couto.
But, although having Ukrainian channels is not a priority in the short or medium term, the club confirms that the number of Ukrainian fans who interact with the club and get to know Girona and Girona from two footballers: absolute internationals with 49 matches in the case of Tsygankov, 25 years old, and 20 in Dovbyk, 26.
Tsygankov joined Girona in January from Dynamo Kiev, in exchange for five million euros for 50% of his rights, and from the beginning he was the undisputed starter on the right wing of the team coached by Míchel.
Girona, according to Montilivi, beat out Champions League clubs and “powerful” teams from England or Italy to secure his signing. The good relationship between Pere Guardiola, Pep’s brother and president of the club’s board of directors, with Tsygankov’s representative was the key to the signing of the attacker, who greatly appreciated the help given by Guardiola to leave Ukraine during of war against Russia.
Tsygankov, who became a father as soon as he arrived in Spain, scored three goals and six assists in the second half of last season and at the beginning of the season he already scored one goal, the first in the victory in Granada (2 – 4), and an assist, to Dovbyk himself in the draw at home to Real Sociedad (1-1).
His influence goes beyond statistics and Míchel often refers to him as a differential footballer. He was also the key to Dovbyk’s arrival in Montilivi, as the forward himself admitted in his presentation, and was the key to his adaptation.
Dovbyk joined Montilivi this summer, becoming the most expensive signing in the club’s history: Girona paid Ukrainian Dnipro-1 a sum of between seven and eight million euros for 70% of his rights. Midtjylland retained the remaining 30%. It fits the profile perfectly is looking to replace the departure of Taty Castellanos, now a footballer for Lazio, and paved the way out of Ukraine like Tsygankov. Nationality is not a requirement, but it is “a definite opportunity, in quotes,” they said.
In his presentation he said that he did not feel pressure because of the price paid for him and he started to show it with his goal at the Reale Arena on the first day, coming off the bench. In the last three games he has been ahead of Cristhian Stuani and he contributed two assists, both to David López, and two goals, on Saturday against Mallorca (5-3) and Wednesday against Villarreal (1-1).
He is the team’s top scorer with three goals along with Herrera. Last season he scored 29 goals in 39 games and was the top scorer in the last two editions of the Ukrainian league. “Another great performance. We enjoy what we do and play with all our hearts,” Dovbyk wrote on his social networks after shining at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
They are the two most important football players in Girona, according to the figures of the specialized portal Transfermarkt: Tsygankov, who has a contract until 2027, has market value of 22 million, and Dovbyk, who has a contract until 2028, 15, like Arnau Martínez. They are followed by defenders Èric García, on loan from Barcelona, and Miguel Gutiérrez and midfielder Aleix García (10).
The two football players live with their families near the club’s training center, La Vinya, with their families. Tsygankov, more shy and introverted, and Dovbyk, a bit more extroverted, are associated, above all, with players in the locker room who speak English, such as Daley Blind, Bernardo Espinosa, David López or Aleix García.
“They are very good people, very normal,” they said from the club before highlighting their football talent, their potential for growth and their concern about the war between Russia and Ukraine. Since Tsygankov’s arrival, the club has made two shipments of clothing and material to the countryby the footballer himself, born in Israel, but raised and raised in Ukraine, and his representative.
They are usually seen together and with the club’s material manager, Julius, who is also of Ukrainian origin. The club says that Julius often acts as a translator and that he has helped a lot with their arrival and their adaptation process.
Source: La Verdad

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